Hero+Week+1


 * Week 1: What is a Hero? [[image:http://thumb18.shutterstock.com/thumb_small/9129/9129,1129415929,1/stock-vector-trekkers-boot-print-space-in-the-middle-of-the-shoe-to-add-your-logo-635147.jpg width="98" height="140" align="right"]] **


 * 1) Brainstorming:**
 * Participate in a class activity to develop a classroom definition of a hero




 * 2) Broadening Our Perspectives of a Hero:**


 * Can a student like you really be a hero?
 * Watch this video and participate in a class discussion:




 * 3) What Does it Really Take to be a Hero?**
 * Read Chapter 1 of T. A. Barron's __A Hero's Trail__:
 * identify the author's definition of a hero
 * compare and contrast this definition and make revisions to our class definition.

4) **Types of Heroes Jigsaw Research:**
 * With a small group, "jigsaw" read about one type of hero in the above book (chapters 2-6)
 * Identify two or three main character qualities this type of hero possesses
 * Locate and research examples (one historical, one present-day, one young, one fictional/mythological) of this type of hero.
 * Use this information to create a group poster.
 * Be prepared to become the expert and share with your classmates.

Instructions for Jigsaw Research:

What should be included in the poster? Click below for instructions:

Click on the link below to access the bibliography worksheet:

[|Bibliography Worksheet]

﻿ Click on the link below to see an example of a hero biography for your group poster:



5) **Bringing Creative Ideas Together:**
 * Choose an activity to creatively examine our class hero concept.

**Move on to....**

Hero Week 2